O APANHADOR DE CENTEIO

A groundbreaking novel of the 20th century, O apanhador no campo de centeio is the definitive literary portrait of youth. With over 70 million copies sold since its 1951 release, the book has influenced and marked generations of readers with its raw portrayal of adolescence, brisk and irreverent prose, and fierce, anarchic humor. This new edition, now available to Brazilian readers, features an award-winning translation by Caetano W. Galindo and, for the first time, includes the original cover from its debut.
It’s Christmas, and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school. With a few bucks from selling a typewriter and his trademark red hunting cap, the young man hatches a hazy plan: take a train to New York City and drift around for three days, postponing his return home until his parents get the bad news from the school. His days and nights are filled with confusing—and occasionally moving—encounters with strangers, fights with despicable characters, run-ins with ex-girlfriends, and a visit to his sister Phoebe—the only person in the world who seems to truly understand him. He is consumed by a recurring question: where do the ducks in Central Park go in the winter?
Above all, what makes the novel unforgettable is Holden’s singular voice—angry, idealistic, filled with resentment, wit, bravado, insecurity, and the timeless rebellion of youth.
This is the Portuguese edition of the classic novel originally published in English as The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.